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. 2021 Nov 16;15(11):e0009941. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009941

Table 1. Disability grade and his characteristics.

Grade Characteristics
0 [G0D] No problem with eyes, hands or feet’s due to leprosy
1 [G1D] Reduction or loss of eye sensitivity
Reduction or loss of sensation in hands and/or feet (does not feel 2g or pen touch)
2 [G2D] Eyes: lagophthalmos and/or ectropion; trichiasis, central corneal opacity; acuity
visual less than 0.1 or not counting fingers at 6m.
Hands: trophic injuries and/or traumatic injuries, claws; resorption, hand down
Feet: trophic and/or traumatic injuries, claw hand deformity, resorption, foot dropped, contracture of ankle

Source: Ministério da saúde, Guia prático sobre a Hanseníase–Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde–Departamento de Vigilância e Doenças Transmissíveis—Brasília—DF 2017 [24], based on WHO disability grading for leprosy (https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/42060).